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Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy sets IPO range, plans to raise $400M at up to $3B valuation
Company sets anticipated range in SEC filing. GoDaddy revealed a planned IPO range of $17.00-$19.00 per share in an SEC filing this morning. At the mid price point of $18.00, GoDaddy will raise $396 million. If it prices at the high end, and its unde...
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GoDaddy sets IPO range, plans to raise $400M at up to $3B valuation
Company sets anticipated range in SEC filing. GoDaddy revealed a planned IPO range of $17.00-$19.00 per share in an SEC filing this morning. At the mid price point of $18.00, GoDaddy will raise $396 million. If it prices at the high end, and its unde...
Discussion
March 19, 2015, 1:26 pm
The Domains
Author Asks Security Expert To Steal His Godaddy Domain/Account & He Does
csoonline.com, just published a Troubling post on how easy it was to gain control of a domain name and access to a Godaddy account they did not own. The author of the story, Steve Ragan, tells the tale of how he asked the CEO of Nigh...
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Author Asks Security Expert To Steal His Godaddy Domain/Account & He Does
csoonline.com, just published a Troubling post on how easy it was to gain control of a domain name and access to a Godaddy account they did not own. The author of the story, Steve Ragan, tells the tale of how he asked the CEO of Nigh...
Discussion
March 19, 2015, 1:06 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Thursday, March 18th, 2015
I’m like a lot of people in the US today, I’ll be paying attention to the NCAA tournament during work. I can imagine how many hours are lost over the next two weeks to people taking a break from work to catch a score or watch online. &nbs...
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DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Thursday, March 18th, 2015
I’m like a lot of people in the US today, I’ll be paying attention to the NCAA tournament during work. I can imagine how many hours are lost over the next two weeks to people taking a break from work to catch a score or watch online. &nbs...
Discussion
March 19, 2015, 10:55 am
The Domains
HipHop.com Redirecting to KanyeWest.com
Back on March 4 we posted an article about the owner of Loser.com redirecting that domain to the Wikipedia page of Kanye West. Elliot Silver actually spoke to the owner and got some insight behind the move. You can read Elliot’s post here Well ...
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HipHop.com Redirecting to KanyeWest.com
Back on March 4 we posted an article about the owner of Loser.com redirecting that domain to the Wikipedia page of Kanye West. Elliot Silver actually spoke to the owner and got some insight behind the move. You can read Elliot’s post here Well ...
Discussion
March 19, 2015, 1:00 am
Domain Shane
10 Interesting Take Aways From Looking At Theo Develegas’ Portfolio and New Acquisitions
I make money and learn with three things. I go through every domain auction house and scan names. I go through all the sales of the previous day here. We had our own portfolios reviewed on DomainSherpa and I thought I would do the same for othe...
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10 Interesting Take Aways From Looking At Theo Develegas’ Portfolio and New Acquisitions
I make money and learn with three things. I go through every domain auction house and scan names. I go through all the sales of the previous day here. We had our own portfolios reviewed on DomainSherpa and I thought I would do the same for othe...
Discussion
March 18, 2015, 10:47 pm
The Domains
Can Hollywood Stop Popcorn Time ?
Andy Greenberg did a story on Wired that was a great read for those interested in the intellectual property battles around the Internet when it comes to piracy and how each side plays the game. The article centers around Popcorn Time and Greenberg in...
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Can Hollywood Stop Popcorn Time ?
Andy Greenberg did a story on Wired that was a great read for those interested in the intellectual property battles around the Internet when it comes to piracy and how each side plays the game. The article centers around Popcorn Time and Greenberg in...
Discussion
March 18, 2015, 9:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
Goldman Sachs and other end user domain name buys
A Goldman Sachs company was among those buying domain names at Sedo last week. Sedo handled 675 domain name transactions last week for a total of $1.2 million. The top sale was TheRecRoom.com for $89,888. This was clearly an end user purchase, but th...
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Goldman Sachs and other end user domain name buys
A Goldman Sachs company was among those buying domain names at Sedo last week. Sedo handled 675 domain name transactions last week for a total of $1.2 million. The top sale was TheRecRoom.com for $89,888. This was clearly an end user purchase, but th...
Discussion
March 18, 2015, 7:41 pm
The Domains
Major League Baseball (MLB) Wins the New Domain Extension .Baseball Beating Donuts
In what only can be described as win for the new gTLD program, Major League Baseball (MLB) has won the rights to operate the new domain name extension .Baseball. Donuts was the only other applicant. Donuts had won many sports extensions including .fo...
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Major League Baseball (MLB) Wins the New Domain Extension .Baseball Beating Donuts
In what only can be described as win for the new gTLD program, Major League Baseball (MLB) has won the rights to operate the new domain name extension .Baseball. Donuts was the only other applicant. Donuts had won many sports extensions including .fo...
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March 18, 2015, 5:55 pm
The Domains
Donuts Wins new gTLD .GMBH Beating Google & 3 Other Applicants
Donuts has won the rights to the new domain extension .GMBH beating Google, Straat (.Co) as well as InterNetWire Web-Development GmbH, and TLDDOT GmbH which had applied and lost its bid to win the extension on a community basis. GMBH is a a type of l...
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Donuts Wins new gTLD .GMBH Beating Google & 3 Other Applicants
Donuts has won the rights to the new domain extension .GMBH beating Google, Straat (.Co) as well as InterNetWire Web-Development GmbH, and TLDDOT GmbH which had applied and lost its bid to win the extension on a community basis. GMBH is a a type of l...
Discussion
March 18, 2015, 3:07 pm
The Domains
Scripps Networks Wins .DIY Beating Google: Now Owns 12 gTLD’s
Lifestyle Domain Holdings, Inc. part of the Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc., and Scripps Networks, LLC (“Scripps”) won the rights to operate the new domain extension .DIY beating Google who withdrew its application. The company operate...
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Scripps Networks Wins .DIY Beating Google: Now Owns 12 gTLD’s
Lifestyle Domain Holdings, Inc. part of the Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc., and Scripps Networks, LLC (“Scripps”) won the rights to operate the new domain extension .DIY beating Google who withdrew its application. The company operate...
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March 18, 2015, 2:34 pm
